CN111751985A

CN111751985A - Optical scanner, three-dimensional measuring device and robot system

Info

Publication number: CN111751985A
Application number: CN202010224338.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 儿嵨长子
Original assignee: Seiko Epson Corp
Current assignee: Seiko Epson Corp
Priority date: 2019-03-27
Filing date: 2020-03-26
Publication date: 2020-10-09
Anticipated expiration: 2040-03-26
Also published as: US11422361B2; US20200310107A1; JP2020160312A; CN111751985B; JP7263878B2

Abstract

The invention provides an optical scanner, a three-dimensional measuring device and a robot system having the three-dimensional measuring device. The optical scanner is characterized by comprising: a mirror having a reflection surface that reflects light and a first back surface located on the opposite side of the reflection surface; a permanent magnet disposed on the first rear surface of the mirror; a support portion supporting the mirror and having a second back surface located on the same side as the first back surface; a shaft portion that connects the mirror to the support portion and allows the mirror to swing about a swing shaft; a first member disposed on the second rear surface of the support portion; a second member orthogonal to the swing axis, the first member being cantilever-supported in a direction along the second back surface; a third member that is disposed opposite to the first member with the second member interposed therebetween and is connected to the second member; and an electromagnetic coil disposed between the first member and the third member.

Description

Optical scanner, three-dimensional measuring device and robot system

Technical Field

The invention relates to an optical scanner, a three-dimensional measuring device and a robot system.

Background

Patent document 1 discloses an optical scanning device that performs optical scanning by deflecting incident light. The optical scanning device described in patent document 1 includes: a rectangular plate-shaped mirror member having a mirror surface; a frame member supporting the mirror member by a pair of torsion bars; and a permanent magnet bonded to a surface of the mirror member opposite to the mirror surface. Patent document 1 also discloses: the frame member is sandwiched between the upper cover and the lower cover, and the mirror member and the permanent magnet are sealed in the housing space. The optical scanning device further includes an electromagnet including a yoke provided near the permanent magnet and a coil wound around the yoke. Further, patent document 1 discloses: the interaction between the magnetic field generated in the vicinity of the gap of the yoke and the permanent magnet causes the torsion bar to twist and serve as a rotation shaft, thereby reciprocating the mirror member. Further, since the lower cover is located between the electromagnet and the permanent magnet and the gap between the electromagnet and the permanent magnet is difficult to be reduced, it is necessary to increase the current flowing through the electromagnet in order to increase the lorentz force acting on the permanent magnet.

Patent document 1: japanese laid-open patent publication No. 2009-6989

Disclosure of Invention

However, in the optical scanning device described in patent document 1, if the current flowing through the electromagnet increases, the amount of heat generation of the electromagnet increases, and the frame member generates thermal stress, thereby deforming the frame member. As a result, the accuracy of the direction of the specular-deflected light decreases.

The optical scanner of the present invention is characterized by comprising: a mirror having a reflection surface that reflects light and a first back surface located on the opposite side of the reflection surface; a permanent magnet disposed on the first rear surface of the mirror; a support portion supporting the mirror and having a second back surface located on the same side as the first back surface; a shaft portion that connects the mirror to the support portion and allows the mirror to swing about a swing shaft; a first member disposed on the second back surface of the support portion; a second member orthogonal to the swing axis, the first member being cantilever-supported in a direction along the second back surface; a third member that is disposed opposite to the first member with the second member interposed therebetween and is connected to the second member; and an electromagnetic coil disposed between the first member and the third member.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a robot system according to a first embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a three-dimensional measuring device provided in the robot system shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the three-dimensional measuring apparatus shown in fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the inside of the three-dimensional measuring apparatus shown in fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a plan view showing an example of pattern light projected by the projection unit shown in fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a plan view showing an optical scanning unit included in the three-dimensional measuring apparatus shown in fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the optical scanning unit shown in fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the optical scanning unit shown in fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a diagram showing a state in which the first member is warped due to thermal stress caused by a temperature increase in the optical scanning unit shown in fig. 7.

Fig. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which the first member is warped due to thermal stress caused by a temperature increase in the optical scanning unit shown in fig. 7.

Fig. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing an optical scanning unit of an optical scanner according to a second embodiment.

Description of the reference numerals

1: a robotic system; 2: a robot; 4: a three-dimensional measuring device; 5: a robot control device; 6: a host computer; 21: a base; 22: a mechanical arm; 24: an end effector; 40: a housing; 41: a projection unit; 42: a laser light source; 44: an optical system; 45: an optical scanning section; 45A: an optical scanning section; 47: a shooting part; 48: a control unit; 49: a measuring section; 221: a first arm; 222: a second arm; 223: a third arm; 224: a fourth arm; 225: a fifth arm; 226: a sixth arm; 251: a first driving device; 252: a second driving device; 253: a third driving device; 254: a fourth drive device; 255: a fifth driving device; 256: a sixth driving device; 401: a bottom surface; 402: a top surface; 403: a front surface; 403 a: a window portion; 404: a back side; 405: a side surface; 406: a side surface; 441: a converging lens; 442: a rod lens; 450: a reflective surface; 451: a mirror; 451 a: a back side; 452: a support portion; 452 a: a back side; 453: a shaft portion; 455: a permanent magnet; 456: an electromagnetic coil; 457: a first member; 458: a second component; 459: a third component; 471: a camera; 472: an imaging element; 473: a converging lens; 4562: a winding; 4564: a first magnetic core; 4566: a second magnetic core; 4571: an opening part; 4572: a support surface; 4592: a support surface; j: a swing shaft; l: a laser beam; o: a center; o1: a first shaft; o2: a second shaft; o3: a third axis; o4: a fourth axis; o5: a fifth shaft; o6: a sixth axis; p0: a reference plane; p1: a plane; PL: a pattern light; w: an object; θ: and (4) an angle.

Detailed Description

The optical scanner, the three-dimensional measuring apparatus, and the robot system according to the present invention will be described in detail below based on the embodiments shown in the drawings.

First embodiment

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a robot system according to a first embodiment. Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a three-dimensional measuring device provided in the robot system shown in fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the three-dimensional measuring apparatus shown in fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the inside of the three-dimensional measuring apparatus shown in fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a plan view showing an example of pattern light projected by the projection unit shown in fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a plan view showing an optical scanning unit included in the three-dimensional measuring apparatus shown in fig. 4.

The robot system 1 shown in fig. 1 includes: a robot 2; a three-dimensional measuring device 4 for performing three-dimensional measurement of the object W using the laser beam L; a robot control device 5 that controls driving of the robot 2 based on a measurement result of the three-dimensional measurement device 4; and a host computer 6 capable of communicating with the robot controller 5. These units may communicate by wire or wirelessly, or may communicate via a network such as the internet.

1. Robot

The robot 2 is a robot that performs operations such as material supply, material removal, conveyance, and assembly of a precision instrument or a component constituting the precision instrument, for example. However, the use of the robot 2 is not particularly limited. The robot 2 according to the present embodiment is a six-axis robot, and as shown in fig. 1, includes a base 21 fixed to a floor or a ceiling, and a robot arm 22 connected to the base 21.

The robot arm 22 has: a first arm 221 connected to the base 21 to be rotatable about a first axis O1; a second arm 222 rotatably connected to the first arm 221 about a second axis O2; a third arm 223 rotatably coupled to the second arm 222 about a third axis O3; a fourth arm 224 rotatably coupled to the third arm 223 about a fourth axis O4; a fifth arm 225 rotatably connected to the fourth arm 224 about a fifth axis O5; and a sixth arm 226 rotatably coupled to the fifth arm 225 about a sixth axis O6. Further, an end effector 24 is attached to the sixth arm 226, and the robot 2 performs a work. Hereinafter, the end effector 24 side of the first arm 221 to the sixth arm 226 is also referred to as "tip" or "tip side", and the base 21 side is also referred to as "base end" or "base end side".

Further, the robot 2 includes: a first driving device 251 for rotating the first arm 221 with respect to the base 21; a second driving device 252 for rotating the second arm 222 with respect to the first arm 221; a third driving device 253 for rotating the third arm 223 relative to the second arm 222; a fourth driving device 254 for rotating the fourth arm 224 relative to the third arm 223; a fifth driving device 255 for rotating the fifth arm 225 with respect to the fourth arm 224; and a sixth driving device 256 that rotates the sixth arm 226 with respect to the fifth arm 225. The first to sixth driving devices 251 to 256 respectively have, for example, a motor as a driving source, a controller for controlling the driving of the motor, and an encoder for detecting the amount of rotation of the motor. The first drive device 251 to the sixth drive device 256 are independently controlled by the robot control device 5.

The robot 2 is not limited to the configuration of the present embodiment, and the number of arms included in the robot arm 22 may be 1 to 5, or 7 or more, for example. Further, for example, the robot 2 may be a SCARA robot or a two-arm robot having two robot arms 22.

2. Robot control device

The robot control device 5 receives the position command of the robot 2 from the host computer 6, and controls the driving of the first to sixth driving devices 251 to 256 independently so that the first to sixth arms 221 to 226 reach the positions corresponding to the received position command. The robot control device 5 is constituted by, for example, a computer, and includes: a processor (CPU) for processing information, a memory communicably connected to the processor, and an external interface. The memory stores various programs executable by the processor, and the processor can read the various programs stored in the memory and execute the various programs.

3. Three-dimensional measuring device

Next, the three-dimensional measurement device 4 according to the first embodiment will be described.

The three-dimensional measurement device 4 performs three-dimensional measurement of the object W using a phase shift method. As shown in fig. 2, the three-dimensional measurement device 4 includes: a projection unit 41 that projects pattern light PL for three-dimensional measurement formed by the laser beam L onto a region including the object W; an imaging unit 47 that captures an area including the object W on which the pattern light PL is projected, and acquires image data; a control unit 48 for controlling the driving of the projection unit 41 and the imaging unit 47; a measuring unit 49 for measuring the three-dimensional shape of the object W based on the image data; and a housing 40 that houses these respective parts.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the housing 40 is fixed to the fifth arm 225 of the robot 2. Further, the case 40 is formed in a box shape, and includes: a bottom surface 401 fixed to the fifth arm 225, a top surface 402 opposed to the bottom surface 401, a front surface 403 positioned on the front end side of the fifth arm 225, a back surface 404 positioned on the base end side of the fifth arm 225, and a pair of

side surfaces

405, 406. As shown in fig. 4, the projection unit 41, the imaging unit 47, the control unit 48, and the measurement unit 49 are accommodated in the housing 40. However, the shape of the case 40 is not particularly limited.

The material of the housing 40 is not particularly limited, and various resins, various metals, and various ceramics, for example, can be used. However, from the viewpoint of heat dissipation, it is preferable to use a material having excellent thermal conductivity, such as aluminum or stainless steel. The bottom 401 of the housing 40 may be fixed to the fifth arm 225 of the robot 2 by a joint not shown.

The projection unit 41 is disposed in the housing 40 so as to irradiate the laser beam L toward the distal end side of the fifth arm 225, and the imaging unit 47 is disposed in the housing 40 so as to irradiate an area including the irradiation range of the laser beam L toward the distal end side of the fifth arm 225. As shown in fig. 3, a window 403a through which the laser beam L is emitted is provided on the front surface 403 of the housing 40.

The arrangement of the three-dimensional measuring apparatus 4 is not particularly limited, and may be arranged on any one of the first arm 221 to the fourth arm 224 or the sixth arm 226. The projection unit 41 and the imaging unit 47 may be fixed to different arms. The control unit 48 and the measurement unit 49 may be disposed outside the housing 40, and may be included in the robot controller 5 or the host computer 6, for example.

The projection unit 41 has the following functions: by irradiating the object W with the laser beam L, the pattern light PL shown in fig. 5 is projected onto the object W. As shown in fig. 2 and 4, the projection unit 41 includes: a laser light source 42 that emits a laser beam L; an optical system 44 including a plurality of lenses through which the laser beam L passes; and an optical scanning unit 45 (optical scanner) for scanning the laser beam L having passed through the optical system 44 toward the object W. The laser light source 42 is not particularly limited, and for example, a semiconductor laser such as a Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL) or a Vertical External Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VECSEL) can be used.

The optical system 44 includes: a condensing lens 441 for condensing the laser beam L emitted from the laser light source 42 near the object W; and a rod lens 442 that linearly extends the laser beam L focused by the focusing lens 441 in a direction parallel to a rocking axis J, which will be described later, i.e., in the depth direction of the drawing sheet of fig. 2.

The optical scanning unit 45 has a function of scanning the laser beam L formed linearly by the rod lens 442. The optical scanning unit 45 is not particularly limited, and for example, MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems), galvanometer mirrors, polygon mirrors, and the like can be used.

The optical scanning unit 45 according to the present embodiment is formed of a MEMS. As shown in fig. 6, the optical scanning unit 45 includes: a mirror 451 having a reflective surface 450; a permanent magnet 455 disposed on the mirror 451; a support portion 452 supporting the mirror 451; a shaft 453 connecting the mirror 451 and the support portion 452; a first member 457 disposed on the support portion 452; a second member 458 coupled to the first member 457; a third member 459 connected to the second member 458; and an electromagnetic coil 456 disposed in orientation with the permanent magnet 455.

In fig. 6, the front side of the sheet is set to the + Z-axis direction and the back side of the sheet is set to the-Z-axis direction in the extending direction of the normal line of the reflecting surface 450 in the stationary state. The extending direction of the shaft 453 is an X-axis direction orthogonal to the Z-axis direction. The direction orthogonal to both the Z-axis direction and the X-axis direction is defined as the Y-axis direction.

In the optical scanning unit 45, the pivot axis J coincides with the extending direction of the linear laser beam L, that is, the widening direction of the laser beam L expanded by the rod lens 442. When a drive signal is applied to the electromagnetic coil 456, the mirror 451 alternately swings forward and backward around the swing axis J at predetermined cycles, thereby scanning the linear laser beam L in a planar manner. Further, the optical scanning section 45 will be described in detail below.

The projection unit 41 has been described above, but the configuration is not particularly limited as long as the predetermined pattern light PL can be projected onto the object W. For example, in the present embodiment, the laser beam L is linearly expanded by the optical system 44, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and for example, the laser beam L may be linearly expanded by using a MEMS or a galvanometer mirror. That is, the laser beam L may be two-dimensionally scanned by two optical scanning units 45. In addition, for example, a gimbal type MEMS two-dimensional scanning laser beam L having two degrees of freedom may be used.

The imaging unit 47 images the state of the pattern light PL projected onto at least one object W. As shown in fig. 2, the image pickup unit 47 is constituted by a camera 471 including an image pickup element 472 such as a CMOS image sensor or a CCD image sensor and a condensing lens 473. The camera 471 is connected to the measurement unit 49, and transmits image data to the measurement unit 49.

The control section 48 controls the driving of the optical scanning section 45 by applying a drive signal to the electromagnetic coil 456, and controls the driving of the laser light source 42 by applying a drive signal to the laser light source 42. The control unit 48 causes the laser light source 42 to emit the laser beam L in synchronization with the swinging of the mirror 451, and projects the striped pattern light PL expressed by the brightness value shown in fig. 5, for example, onto the object W. However, the pattern light PL is not particularly limited as long as it can be used for the phase shift method described later. The controller 48 controls driving of the camera 471 to image the region including the object W at a predetermined timing.

For example, the control unit 48 projects the pattern light PL four times onto the object W with the phase shifted by pi/2 each time, and the imaging unit 47 images the object W onto which the pattern light PL is projected each time. However, the number of times of projection of the pattern light PL is not particularly limited as long as the phase can be calculated from the imaging result. In addition, the same projection and imaging may be performed using a pattern with a large pitch or conversely a pattern with a small pitch, and phase expansion may be performed. The more the types of the pitches are, the higher the measurement range and the resolution are, but the number of times of photographing increases, and the time required to acquire image data increases accordingly, resulting in a decrease in the operation efficiency of the robot 2. Therefore, the number of times of projection of the pattern light PL can be appropriately set while taking into consideration the accuracy and the measurement range of the three-dimensional measurement and the operation efficiency of the robot 2.

The measurement unit 49 performs three-dimensional measurement of the object W based on the plurality of image data acquired by the imaging unit 47. Specifically, three-dimensional information including the posture, spatial coordinates, and the like of the object W is calculated. Then, the measurement unit 49 transmits the calculated three-dimensional information of the object W to the host computer 6.

Such a control unit 48 and measurement unit 49 are constituted by a computer, for example, and include: the information processing apparatus includes a processor (CPU) that processes information, a memory communicatively connected to the processor, and an external interface. The memory stores various programs executable by the processor, and the processor can read the various programs stored in the memory and execute the various programs.

4. Host computer

The host computer 6 generates a position command of the robot 2 based on the three-dimensional information of the object W calculated by the measurement unit 49, and transmits the generated position command to the robot controller 5. The robot controller 5 independently drives the first to sixth driving devices 251 to 256 based on the position command received from the host computer 6, and moves the first to sixth arms 221 to 226 to the instructed positions. In the present embodiment, the host computer 6 and the measurement unit 49 are independent components, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the host computer 6 may have a function as the measurement unit 49.

5. Optical scanning part (optical scanner)

Next, an optical scanning unit 45 as an optical scanner according to the first embodiment will be described.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the optical scanning unit shown in fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the optical scanning unit shown in fig. 7.

As described above, the optical scanning unit 45 shown in fig. 7 and 8 includes the mirror 451, the support portion 452, the shaft portion 453, the permanent magnet 455, the electromagnetic coil 456, the first member 457, the second member 458, and the third member 459. The respective portions are explained below.

The mirror 451 has a reflection surface 450 that reflects light, and a back surface 451a (first back surface) located on the opposite side of the reflection surface 450. The reflecting surface 450 reflects the laser beam L. A reflection film, not shown, is formed on the reflection surface 450. For the reflective film, a metal film such as aluminum can be used.

A permanent magnet 455 is bonded to the rear surface 451a, and the permanent magnet 455 swings together with the mirror 451. The permanent magnet 455 is magnetized in the Y-axis direction orthogonal to the swing axis J. Examples of the permanent magnet 455 include a neodymium magnet, a ferrite magnet, a samarium-cobalt magnet, an alnico magnet, and a bonded magnet.

The shaft 453 connects the mirror 451 to the support portion 452, and supports the mirror 451 to be swingable about the swing axis J. The optical scanning unit 45 includes two

shaft portions

453, 453 extending in the X axis direction, and the two

shaft portions

453, 453 are disposed on opposite sides of the mirror 451 so as to support the mirror 451 from both sides in the X axis direction. As the mirror 451 swings about the swing axis J, the

shaft portions

453, 453 twist and deform. The shape of the

shaft portions

453, 453 is not limited to the shape shown in the drawings, and the mirror 451 may be supported so as to be swingable about the swing axis J. For example, the

shaft portions

453, 453 may be each composed of a plurality of beams, or may have a bent or curved portion, a branch portion, a portion with a different width, or the like at least at one point in the extending direction.

The support portion 452 is frame-shaped when viewed from the Z-axis direction in plan as shown in fig. 6, and is disposed so as to surround the mirror 451. The support portion 452 supports the mirror 451 swingably via the two

shaft portions

453, 453. The shape of the support portion 452 is not particularly limited as long as the mirror 451 can be supported, and may be divided into a portion supporting one shaft portion 453 and a portion supporting the other shaft portion 453, for example.

The first member 457 is bonded to the back surface 452a (second back surface) of the support portion 452. The first member 457 functions as a reinforcing portion that reinforces the mechanical strength of the supporting portion 452. Such a first member 457 has a plate shape extending along the XY plane. The first member 457 has a frame shape when viewed from the Z-axis direction in plan view, and has an opening 4571 penetrating a region corresponding to the mirror 451 as shown in fig. 7. The opening 4571 secures a space for disposing the permanent magnet 455 and a space for swinging the mirror 451.

Also, the first member 457 extends longer than the support portion 452 in the-Y axis direction. And the end in the-Y axis direction is connected to the second member 458. Specifically, the end in the-Y axis direction of the plane in the-Z axis direction of first member 457 is a support surface 4572 supported by second member 458.

The second member 458 has a shape having a long axis in the Z-axis direction. The second member 458 has an end surface in the + Z-axis direction connected to the first member 457, and an end surface in the-Z-axis direction connected to the third member 459. Thus, the second member 458 is interposed between the first member 457 and the third member 459. And, thereby, a space equal to the length of the long axis of the second member 458 is formed between the first member 457 and the third member 459.

The third member 459 has a plate shape extending along the XY plane. And the end in the-Y axis direction is connected to the second member 458. Specifically, the end in the-Y axis direction of the + Z axis direction surface of the third member 459 is a support surface 4592 that supports the second member 458.

An electromagnetic coil 456 is disposed between the first member 457 and the third member 459. The electromagnetic coil 456 generates a lorentz force by passing an alternating current through a static magnetic field formed by the permanent magnet 455, and swings the mirror 451 on which the permanent magnet 455 is disposed. According to this electromagnetic drive method, since a large drive force can be generated, the swing angle of the mirror 451 can be increased while achieving a reduction in drive voltage.

In the optical scanning unit 45 described above, the second member 458 cantilevers and supports the first member 457. For example, as shown in fig. 7, the cantilever support refers to the following structure: in the first member 457, the + Y-axis direction end is unsupported to become a so-called free end, and the-Y-axis direction end is supported by the second member 458. According to such a cantilever support structure, even if the first member 457 is warped due to a thermal stress generated by a temperature rise of the first member 457 or the second member 458, for example, the influence of the warping can be corrected.

Specifically, fig. 9 and 10 show a state in which the first member 457 shown in fig. 7 is warped due to thermal stress caused by a temperature increase in the optical scanning unit 45. Note that fig. 9 and 10 are simplified for convenience of explanation.

When the temperature of the optical scanning unit 45 increases, thermal stress occurs in the vicinity of the boundary among the members of the first member 457, the second member 458, and the third member 459. This thermal stress is easily manifested as warpage of the first member 457. As shown in fig. 9, the end portion of the first member 457 on which the mirror 451 is disposed is warped so as to be displaced in the + Z axis direction. Thus, as the warpage occurs, the center O of the reflecting surface 450 moves in the-Y direction.

In addition, the warping causes a problem of an unintended inclination of the reflecting surface 450, compared to a case where the warping does not occur. Specifically, when the mirror 451 is not swung in a state where no warp occurs, a plane including the reflection surface 450 is set as the reference plane P0. If the warpage occurs, the

shaft portions

453, 453 are distorted, and the reflecting surface 450 is unintentionally inclined with respect to the reference plane P0. As a result, as shown in fig. 10, the plane P1 including the reflection surface 450 in a warped state is inclined at an angle θ with respect to the reference plane P0.

As described above, the shift of the center O of the reflecting surface 450 and the inclination of the reflecting surface 450 occur, and the center of the striped pattern light PL projected onto the object W is displaced from the desired position. As a result, the accuracy of three-dimensional measurement is lowered.

Thus, in this embodiment, the second member 458 cantilevers to support the first member 457 as described above. The supporting direction of the cantilever support, that is, the direction in which the end portion of the first member 457 that is not supported is continuous with the end portion supported by the second member 458 is set to be the direction intersecting the swing axis J. The crossing angle may be less than 90 °, which is a special case in this embodiment, with the support direction parallel to the Y-axis direction and the swing axis J parallel to the X-axis direction. Thus, the supporting direction intersects the swing axis J at 90 °.

According to such a cantilever support structure, even if the first member 457 warps as shown in fig. 9 and 10 and the center of the pattern light PL is shifted accordingly, the shift direction thereof can be made to coincide with the scanning direction of the pattern light PL generated as the mirror 451 swings. Thus, even if the center of the pattern light PL is displaced, the displacement can be corrected by adjusting the swing angle of the mirror 451. As a result, the center of the pattern light PL can be returned to the desired position, and a decrease in the accuracy of the three-dimensional measurement can be suppressed.

Specifically, when the pattern light PL is scanned and projected, an alternating current is usually applied to the electromagnetic coil 456 to oscillate the mirror 451 at a certain period. Thereby, the pattern light PL is reciprocally scanned at a constant amplitude, and a stripe pattern is drawn. When the center position of the pattern light PL is corrected, a direct current is superimposed on the alternating current. By this superposition of the direct current, the intermediate value of the amplitude of the swing angle of the mirror 451 can be offset according to the voltage value of the direct current, that is, a so-called direct current offset (DC offset) operation can be performed. As a result, the drawing center position of the pattern light PL can be corrected, and a decrease in the accuracy of three-dimensional measurement can be suppressed.

As described above, the optical scanning unit 45 as the optical scanner according to the present embodiment includes: a mirror 451 having a reflection surface 450 that reflects light and a back surface 451a (first back surface) located on the opposite side of the reflection surface 450; a permanent magnet 455 disposed on the rear surface 451a of the mirror 451; a support portion 452 supporting the mirror 451, having a back surface 452a (second back surface) located on the same side as the back surface 451a (first back surface);

shaft portions

453 and 453 connecting the mirror 451 to the support portion 452 to enable the mirror 451 to swing about the swing axis J; a first member 457 disposed on a back surface 452a (second back surface) of the support portion 452; a second member 458 that is orthogonal to the swing axis J and cantilevers and supports the first member 457 in a direction along the back surface 452a (second back surface); a third member 459 disposed opposite to the first member 457 with the second member 458 interposed therebetween and connected to the second member 458; and an electromagnetic coil 456 disposed between the first member 457 and the third member 459.

In this optical scanning section 45, the second member 458 cantilevers and supports the first member 457 with its supporting direction intersecting the swing axis J. Therefore, even if the first member 457 warps due to the generation of the thermal stress, the deviation of the drawing position of the pattern light PL due to the warping can be corrected by adjusting the swing angle of the mirror 451. Therefore, according to the optical scanning unit 45 of the present embodiment, even if the temperature of the optical scanning unit 45 changes, the optical scanning unit 45 with high accuracy of the optical scanning position by the reflection surface 450 can be realized.

Further, there is a certain correlation between the temperature of the optical scanning section 45 and the amount of deviation of the position of the pattern light PL. Therefore, in the above-described dc offset operation, the voltage value of the dc voltage in the dc offset may be set based on the correlation acquired in advance so as to cancel the deviation amount estimated from the temperature of the optical scanning section 45.

The optical scanning unit 45 is preferably provided with a temperature sensor, not shown. This enables the temperature of the optical scanning unit 45 to be detected more accurately, and thus the dc offset correction can be performed more accurately. The temperature sensor may be provided at a position in contact with the optical scanning unit 45, or may be provided at any position in the housing 40. In addition, the case may be provided outside the housing 40 in consideration of the influence of the ambient temperature.

In the present embodiment, when the reflecting surface 450 is viewed from the Z-axis direction (vertical direction) in plan, the supporting surface 4572 supporting the first member 457 with the second member 458 is offset from the mirror 451 and the shaft 453. In the present embodiment, the supporting surface 4572 is offset from the supporting portion 452.

With this configuration, the above-described cantilever support structure provides more significant effects. That is, the distance between the supporting surface 4572 and the mirror 451, which is likely to cause thermal stress, is offset in the above manner. Thus, even if thermal stress occurs in the supporting surface 4572, deformation such as warpage of the first member 457 in the vicinity of the mirror 451 can be suppressed to a small extent. In addition, the "offset" means that there is no overlapping portion.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, the supporting surface 4572 of the first member 457 supported by the second member 458 has a rectangular shape having a long axis parallel to the pivot axis J. Therefore, the support surface 4572 is at a uniform distance from the swing axis J. As a result, for example, even if the first member 457 warps, the deviation of the drawing position of the pattern light PL can be corrected with higher accuracy by adjusting the swing angle of the mirror 451.

In the present specification, "parallel" refers to a concept that allows a deviation due to a manufacturing error. The deviation amount caused by the manufacturing error is, for example, about ± 5 °. Similarly, in the present specification, "orthogonal" refers to a concept that allows a deviation due to a manufacturing error. The deviation amount caused by the manufacturing error is, for example, about ± 5 °.

The length X1 in the X axis direction of the supporting surface 4572, that is, the length of the long axis is not particularly limited, but is preferably 5mm or more and 30mm or less, and more preferably 7mm or more and 15mm or less.

The length Y1 of the supporting surface 4572 in the Y axis direction is not particularly limited, but is preferably 2mm or more and 5mm or less.

In the first member 457, when the length of the portion not supported by the supporting surface 4572 in the Y axis direction is Y2[ mm ], the ratio Y2/Y1 is preferably 1.2 or more and 3.0 or less, and more preferably 1.5 or more and 2.5 or less. By setting the ratio Y2/Y1 within the above range, the area of the mirror 451 provided at a portion not supported by the supporting surface 4572 can be sufficiently ensured, and the supporting strength of the supporting surface 4572 can be ensured.

The length Y3 of the support 452 in the Y axis direction is preferably shorter than the length Y2, and is preferably 3mm or more and 10mm or less, as an example.

On the other hand, the length Z1 of the first member 457 in the Z-axis direction, that is, the thickness of the first member 457 is not particularly limited, but is preferably 0.2mm or more and 2.0mm or less, and more preferably 0.3mm or more and 1.0mm or less. This can prevent the permanent magnet 455 and the electromagnetic coil 456 from being obstructed by the first member 457 and being unable to approach each other sufficiently, while suppressing deformation of the first member 457.

The length Z2 of the second member 458 in the Z-axis direction, that is, the height of the second member 458 is not particularly limited, but is preferably 2.5mm or more and 8.0mm or less, and more preferably 3.0mm or more and 6.0mm or less. This can sufficiently secure the space between the first member 457 and the third member 459, and the electromagnetic coil 456 can be arranged sufficiently large. In addition, since a sufficiently long heat conduction path of the second member 458 in the Z-axis direction can be ensured, the heat transferred to the third member 459 is not easily transferred to the first member 457. As a result, the first member 457 is less likely to be deformed.

The thermal conductivity of the third member 459 is preferably greater than the thermal conductivity of the second member 458. This can reduce the thermal resistance between the third member 459 and the electromagnetic coil 456 arranged on the upper surface thereof. As a result, the heat generated by the electromagnetic coil 456 is easily transmitted to the third member 459. This can suppress temperature rise of the electromagnetic coil 456 and also suppress strain due to temperature rise of the first member 457 or the mirror 451 due to heat radiation. On the other hand, since the thermal resistance between the third member 459 and the second member 458 becomes large, the heat transmitted to the third member 459 is not easily transmitted to the second member 458. This can suppress an increase in temperature of the second member 458, and for example, can suppress the occurrence of thermal stress at the interface between the second member 458 and the third member 459 and at the interface between the second member 458 and the first member 457. As a result, deformation such as warpage of the first member 457 can be suppressed.

The difference between the thermal conductivity of the third member 459 and the thermal conductivity of the second member 458 is preferably 10W/m · K or more, and more preferably 20W/m · K or more. The thermal conductivity of the third member 459 is preferably 50W/m · K or more, and more preferably 100W/m · K or more.

On the other hand, the thermal expansion coefficient of the first member 457 is preferably the same as that of the second member 458, so that a difference in thermal expansion due to a temperature change hardly occurs between the first member 457 and the second member 458, therefore, the support surface 4572 hardly generates thermal stress, and deformation of the first member 457 can be suppressed to be particularly small, and the thermal expansion coefficient of the first member 457 is preferably the same as that of the support 452, so that a difference in thermal expansion due to a temperature change hardly occurs between the first member 457 and the support 452, therefore, thermal stress hardly occurs on the back surface 452a of the support 452, and deformation of the support 452 can be suppressed to be particularly small, and the thermal expansion coefficient of the first member 457 is preferably the same as that of the shaft 453, so that a difference in thermal expansion due to a temperature change hardly occurs between the first member 457 and the shaft 453, and therefore, even if the temperature of the atmosphere around the first member 457, 453 varies, the temperature difference of the first member 451 is preferably the same as that the temperature change of the reflection mirror 451, the thermal expansion coefficient of the first member 457 is substantially the same as that of the reflection mirror 451, and the temperature change of the reflection mirror 451, and the temperature change of the reflection mirror can be suppressed to be particularly small^-6and/K is less than or equal to.

The material constituting the first member 457 and the material constituting the second member 458 may be, for example, borosilicate glass such as pyrex glass (registered trademark) or Tempax glass (registered trademark), or a glass material such as quartz glass, or silicon, ceramics, or metal. Among them, a glass material is preferably used. The glass material has relatively small thermal conductivity, and thus suppresses temperature rise of the first member 457 and the second member 458. Therefore, deformation of the first member 457 can be more effectively suppressed. Since borosilicate glass has a linear expansion coefficient close to that of silicon, it is preferably used when the material constituting the support portion 452 is a silicon-based material, for example.

On the other hand, examples of the material of the third member 459 include metal materials such as aluminum, aluminum alloy, stainless steel, copper alloy, nickel, and nickel alloy. Among them, aluminum or an aluminum alloy is preferably used. Due to their relatively large thermal conductivity, the heat generated by the electromagnetic coil 456 can be more efficiently transferred.

In addition, the first member 457 and the second member 458 are bonded or joined to each other. Further, the second member 458 and the third member 459 are also bonded or joined to each other. For the adhesion, various adhesives such as epoxy adhesives, silicone adhesives, and acrylic adhesives are used. The bonding is, for example, direct bonding.

The boundary surface between the second member 458 and the third member 459 is not limited to the illustrated position. For example, the position may be shifted in the + Z axis direction from the boundary surface shown in fig. 7. However, in this case, the height of the second member 458 is lowered, the thermal resistance of the second member 458 is reduced accordingly, and the shape of the third member 459 in the L-shape when viewed from the X-axis direction increases the manufacturing cost, and therefore, the position shown in fig. 7 is preferable.

The supporting portion 452 is made of a silicon material such as silicon, silicon oxide, or silicon nitride. Specifically, for example, the support portion 452, and the shaft portions 453 and the mirror 451 connected thereto can be formed by patterning an SOI (Silicon on Insulator) substrate.

On the other hand, the first member 457 and the support portion 452, and the mirror 451 and the permanent magnet 455 are bonded to each other with the adhesive or the like.

The three-dimensional measurement apparatus 4 shown in fig. 1 includes a housing 40 that houses the projector 41, and a third member 459 of an optical scanner 45 (optical scanner) is connected to the housing 40 as shown in fig. 1 and 8. For example, the third member 459 is in intimate contact with the housing 40 by adhesive, metal bonding, screwing, or other methods. By attaching the third member 459 to the housing 40, the heat transferred to the third member 459 can be further dissipated to the housing 40 side. This can suppress heat from staying in the third member 459 and can suppress heat transfer to the second member 458. As a result, the deformation of the first member 457 can be further suppressed.

The electromagnetic coil 456 shown in fig. 7 includes a winding 4562, a first core 4564 inserted inside the winding 4562, and a second core 4566 supporting the first core 4564. The second core 4566 has a plate shape and is disposed on the surface of the third member 459 in the + Z axis direction. The first core 4564 has a cylindrical shape and is connected to the second core 4566.

An ac current and a dc current are applied from the control unit 48 to the winding 4562 through a wiring not shown. The first core 4564 and the second core 4566 are cores for adjusting magnetic paths, respectively. By providing the first core 4564 and the second core 4566, the torque for swinging the mirror 451 can be increased while adjusting the magnetic path. Therefore, the power consumption of the electromagnetic coil 456 can be reduced.

Further, by connecting the second core 4566 to the third member 459, heat generated by the winding 4562 is easily transmitted to the third member 459 side. As a result, the temperature rise of the electromagnetic coil 456 can be further alleviated.

Examples of the material constituting the first core 4564 and the material constituting the second core 4566 include various soft ferrite materials such as Mn — Zn ferrite and Ni — Zn ferrite.

As described above, the three-dimensional measurement device 4 according to the present embodiment performs three-dimensional measurement of the object W using the laser beam L, and includes: a projection unit 41 including an optical scanning unit 45, the optical scanning unit 45 being an optical scanner for projecting pattern light PL formed by a laser beam L onto a region including an object W; an imaging unit 47 that captures an area including the object W irradiated with the laser beam L to acquire image data; a control unit 48 for controlling the driving of the projection unit 41 and the imaging unit 47; and a measurement unit 49 for performing three-dimensional measurement of a region including the object W based on the image data. The optical scanning unit 45 further includes: a mirror 451 having a reflecting surface 450 that reflects light and a back surface 451a (first back surface) located on the opposite side of the reflecting surface 450; a permanent magnet 455 disposed on the rear surface 451a of the mirror 451; a support portion 452 supporting the mirror 451, having a back surface 452a (second back surface) located on the same side as the back surface 451a (first back surface);

shaft portions

453 and 453 connecting the mirror 451 to the support portion 452 to enable the mirror 451 to swing about the swing axis J; a first member 457 disposed on a rear surface 452a (second rear surface) of the support portion 452; a second member 458 that is orthogonal to the swing axis J and cantilevers and supports the first member 457 in a direction along the back surface 452a (second back surface); a third member 459 disposed opposite to the first member 457 with the second member 458 interposed therebetween and connected to the second member 458; and an electromagnetic coil 456 disposed between the first member 457 and the third member 459.

In the optical scanning unit 45 of such a three-dimensional measuring apparatus 4, the second member 458 cantilevers and supports the first member 457 in a direction intersecting the pivot axis J. Therefore, even if the first member 457 warps due to the occurrence of thermal stress, the deviation of the drawing position of the pattern light PL due to the warp can be corrected by adjusting the swing angle of the mirror 451. Therefore, even if the temperature of the optical scanning unit 45 changes, the optical scanning unit 45 with high accuracy of the optical scanning position by the reflecting surface 450 can be realized. As a result, the three-dimensional measuring apparatus 4 with high three-dimensional measurement accuracy can be realized.

The robot system 1 according to the present embodiment includes: a robot 2 provided with a robot arm 22; a three-dimensional measuring device 4 provided on the robot arm 22 and configured to perform three-dimensional measurement of the object W using the laser beam L; the robot controller 5 controls the driving of the robot 2 based on the measurement result of the three-dimensional measuring device 4.

In the robot system 1, as described above, the three-dimensional measurement device 4 has high three-dimensional measurement accuracy. Therefore, the three-dimensional information of the object W can be grasped more accurately, and the accuracy of various operations performed by the robot 2 on the object W can be improved.

6. Stress resolution

Table 1 below shows the comparison result, specifically, the result obtained by comparing the movement amount of the center of the reflecting surface 450 and the inclination angle of the reflecting surface 450 obtained by stress analysis when the temperature of the optical scanning unit 45 is changed for two models of different constituent materials of the second member 458 of the optical scanning unit 45 shown in fig. 7, and the result is the above-mentioned comparison result.

In the first model of the optical scanning unit 45, the constituent material of the mirror 451 and the constituent material of the support portion 452 are both silicon, the constituent material of the first member 457 is Tempax glass (registered trademark), and the constituent material of the second member 458 and the constituent material of the third member 459 are both aluminum. In the first model, the interface of the support portion 452 and the first member 457, the interface of the first member 457 and the second member 458 are joined by an adhesive, and the interface of the second member 458 and the third member 459 are integrally formed.

The second model of the optical scanning unit 45 is the same as the first model except that the second member 458 and the third member 459 are provided independently of each other, the second member 458 is made of Tempax glass (registered trademark), and the third member 459 is made of aluminum. In addition, in the second model, the interface of the second member 458 and the third member 459 is joined by an adhesive.

Regarding these two models, the behavior when the temperature rises from 5 ℃ to 60 ℃ was calculated by FEM (Finite Element Method) analysis.

TABLE 1

As a result, as shown in table 1, it is understood that even in the second model in which the glass material is used as the constituent material of the second member 458, the amount of movement of the center of the reflecting surface 450 and the inclination angle of the reflecting surface 450 can be suppressed to be small when the temperature changes, as compared with the first model in which aluminum is used. These results indicate that it is preferable to: the third member 459 has a thermal conductivity higher than that of the second member 458, the first member 457 has a thermal expansion coefficient equal to that of the second member 458, and the first member 457 and the second member 458 are made of glass materials, respectively.

Second embodiment

Next, an optical scanning unit 45A as an optical scanner according to a second embodiment will be described.

Fig. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing an optical scanning unit 45A of an optical scanner according to a second embodiment.

The second embodiment will be described below, and in the following description, the points different from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and the description of the same matters will be omitted. In fig. 11, a part of the structure is not shown.

The optical scanning unit 45A shown in fig. 11 is the same as the first embodiment except that the first member 457 and the second member 458 are formed integrally.

Specifically, in the optical scanning unit 45 according to the first embodiment, the first member 457 and the second member 458 are provided independently of each other, and are formed integrally with each other in the present embodiment. According to this configuration, no boundary surface exists between the first member 457 and the second member 458. Accordingly, an adhesive stress that is easily generated at a boundary surface between the members can be eliminated, and thus deformation of the first member 457 can be more reliably suppressed. As a result, the pattern light PL can be projected to a desired position, and the accuracy of three-dimensional measurement can be improved. Further, since the step of bonding the first member 457 and the second member 458 is not required, the number of steps for assembling the optical scanning unit 45A can be reduced. The second embodiment as described above also obtains the same effects as the first embodiment.

The optical scanner, the three-dimensional measuring apparatus, and the robot system according to the present invention have been described above based on the illustrated embodiments, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the configuration of each part may be replaced with any configuration having the same function. In addition, other arbitrary components may be added to the present invention.

The optical scanner of the present invention can be used for applications other than three-dimensional measuring devices, for example, image display devices such as a head-mounted display, a head-up display, and a projector.

Claims

1. An optical scanner, comprising:

a mirror having a reflection surface that reflects light and a first back surface located on the opposite side of the reflection surface;

a permanent magnet disposed on the first rear surface of the mirror;

a support portion supporting the mirror and having a second back surface located on the same side as the first back surface;

a shaft portion that connects the mirror to the support portion and allows the mirror to swing about a swing shaft;

a first member disposed on the second rear surface of the support portion;

a second member orthogonal to the swing axis, the first member being cantilever-supported in a direction along the second back surface;

a third member that is disposed opposite to the first member with the second member interposed therebetween and is connected to the second member; and

an electromagnetic coil disposed between the first member and the third member.

2. The optical scanner of claim 1,

the support surface for supporting the first member by the second member is offset from the shaft portion when viewed from above in a vertical direction of the reflection surface.

3. The optical scanner according to claim 1 or 2,

the electromagnetic coil includes a magnetic core.

4. The optical scanner of claim 3,

the magnetic core is connected to the third member.

5. The optical scanner according to claim 1 or 2,

the third member has a thermal conductivity greater than a thermal conductivity of the second member.

6. The optical scanner according to claim 1 or 2,

the coefficient of thermal expansion of the first component is the same as the coefficient of thermal expansion of the second component.

7. The optical scanner of claim 6,

the first part and the second part are integral.

8. A three-dimensional measuring device is characterized in that,

the three-dimensional measurement of an object is performed using a laser beam, and the three-dimensional measurement apparatus includes:

a projection unit including an optical scanner that projects pattern light of the laser beam onto a region including the object;

an imaging unit that acquires image data by imaging a region including the object irradiated with the laser beam; and

a measurement unit that performs three-dimensional measurement of a region including the object based on the image data,

the optical scanner has:

a permanent magnet disposed on the first rear surface of the mirror;

a first member disposed on the second rear surface of the support portion;

an electromagnetic coil disposed between the first member and the third member.

9. The three-dimensional measuring device of claim 8,

the three-dimensional measuring device has a housing for housing the projecting section,

the third component of the optical scanner is connected to the housing.

10. A robot system, characterized in that,

the robot system includes: a robot having an arm; a three-dimensional measuring device which is provided in the robot arm and performs three-dimensional measurement of an object using a laser beam; and a robot control device that controls driving of the robot based on a measurement result of the three-dimensional measurement device,

the three-dimensional measuring apparatus has:

the optical scanner has:

a permanent magnet disposed on the first rear surface of the mirror;

a first member disposed on the second rear surface of the support portion;

an electromagnetic coil disposed between the first member and the third member.